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Looking for an irish word

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  • 15-08-2017 10:19am
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    candlegrease
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    Seems like an Irish word that sort of passed into hiberno english
    It sounds like 'too-plish'
    It roughly means 'problem' or small issue that bothers you
    Eg on holidays I always have some 'tooplish' eg a pain in my leg, feeling nauseated etc


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    Aineoil
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    Cruacheist? maybe


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    filbert the fox
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    candlegrease wrote: »
    Seems like an Irish word that sort of passed into hiberno english
    It sounds like 'too-plish'
    It roughly means 'problem' or small issue that bothers you
    Eg on holidays I always have some 'tooplish' eg a pain in my leg, feeling nauseated etc

    Maybe you should stay at home then!


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    Insect Overlord
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    http://www.teanglann.ie/en/fgb/tuaiplis

    http://www.potafocal.com/beo/?s=Tuaiplis

    http://www.focloir.ie/en/dictionary/ei/Tuaiplis


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    candlegrease
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    Insect Overlord wrote: »
    http://www.teanglann.ie/en/fgb/tuaiplis

    http://www.potafocal.com/beo/?s=Tuaiplis

    http://www.focloir.ie/en/dictionary/ei/Tuaiplis
    Wow. Did you know the word or just google the sound of it? In any case, thanks a million.


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    Insect Overlord
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    candlegrease wrote: »
    Wow. Did you know the word or just google the sound of it? In any case, thanks a million.

    I didn't know the word, but I had a good enough idea of where to go to find it! :) I've been studying and working through Irish for about a decade at this stage, so it was easy enough to guess the spelling from the sound you suggested.


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    candlegrease
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    I see. How do you study Irish? (I can't imagine there is a multitude of resources.) Is it for business or pleasure?


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    Insect Overlord
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    candlegrease wrote: »
    I see. How do you study Irish? (I can't imagine there is a multitude of resources.) Is it for business or pleasure?

    I studied it in college while training to be a teacher, and kept it up with a post-grad course afterwards. I still help out students at secondary and third level so I'm always learning new stuff about the literature and sociolinguistics sides of things. Just spent 6 of the last 10 weeks teaching in the Gaeltacht as well.

    You could say it's a decent mixture of pleasure and business at this stage. I'm always getting new ideas for my own writing and visiting interesting parts of the country. I just happen to get paid for it, sometimes. :D

    As for resources, there are plenty if you know where to look. Some of the grammar books are great, but the daddy of them all can be viewed for free online (Graiméar Gaeilge na mBráithre Críostaí) and there's a lot of Irish activity on Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, and YouTube.


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    candlegrease
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    Cool. Do you happen to know of any good irish podcasts?


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